Improvement in hoisting-machines



UNrrnn salaires efrnN'r OFFICE.

GEORGE R. LONG AND SAMUEL KING, OF LANARK, ILLINOIS; SAID KING AS- SIGNSHIS RIGHT TO SAID LONG.

IMPROVEMENT IN HOISTING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 119,988, dated October17, 1871.

To all whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that we, GEORGE R. LONG and SAMUEL KING, both of Lanark, inthe county of Carroll and State of Illinois, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Hoisting-Machines; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, suflicientto enable others skilled in the art to which our invention appertains tofully understand and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, in which- Figure lis a side elevation of myimproved hoisting apparatus. Fig. 2 is a plan view.

Our invention relates to certain improvements in hoisting-machines,which can be used with facility in scalding and clea-nsing hogs; andconsists of a vertical standard arranged upon a suitable base, having atits top a cap adapted to rotate, said cap being provided with a slot orbearing for a lever, so that the same can be rotated and raised ordepressed, the lever having a rope or chain attached to its long arm, bywhich it is operated, and a similar rope or chain at its opposite end,to which is secured a hook or other device for grappling the object tobe lifted; and it further consists in arranging' a rack or platform uponthe vertical standard, which may consist of two or more slats intransverse pairs, this platform being for the purpose ot' resting thehog or other burden on or against it for convenience of manipulation.

s In the drawing, A represents the base of the hoisting apparatus; B,the vertical standard, upon which, at any point between its base andtop, is suitably attached a small platform, which may 'consist of twopairs of parallel slats,a a., placed transversely on each side of thestandard. D represents the lever, upon which is attached a casting orprojection, E, which is rigidly secured to or may be formed with thelever. The top ofthe standard B is formed with a socket or recess, c',in which iits and works freely the journal or end h of the cap E, thelatter being formed with a slot, e, or other bearing-surface, in whichworks the extension F of the lever D. By thus arranging this cap in thetop of the standard, the lever can be rotated to any desired hog can begrasped or hoisted.

When a hog` is to be scalded and cleaned the hook fis attached to itssnout and the opposite end of the lever is depressed by means of therope c elevating' the hog, which can then be lowered into thescalding-vat, and after being scalded again, elevated and brought to therack a a for cleansing.

The form of the rack a a renders it a great convenience by affording abearing for steadying the hog while being cleansed, which enables theoperators to work upon nearly all parts without altering its position,while its arms, projecting on four sides, may be used for suspending acarcase by the gambrels to be dressed. The rotation of the lever-beam onits axis enables the hog to be easily transferred from the scaldingvatto this rack or to an adjoining platform. rIhe rack also serves forsuspending implements required to be kept at hand during the operation.

All the parts of the apparatus may be constructed in any suitable mannerand of any proper material. The apparatus constitutes a simple, durable,and efficient device for scaldin g and cleansing hogs, and many other'purposes, whereby much labor and time is saved.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letterslatent, is-

The cruciform bars a a, standard B, socket c', cap E, and journal h, incombination with the lever D, and cord or chain d, the several partsarranged and operating substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof we have hereunto signed our names in the presen ce oftwo subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE R. LONG. SAMUEL KING. Witnesses:

FRANK HowLErr,

JOHN R. HowLETT. (79)

